Billsrhody Posted October 9, 2012 Posted October 9, 2012 (edited) Sunday was awful, but lets be honest.. Did anyone really expect them to go into San Fran and win? So far we've lost to two very good teams and one average team. Granted all of those loses were just plain terrible. Either way, the rest of the season starts today: @Arizona Tennessee @Houston @New England Miami @Indianapolis Jacksonville St. Louis Seattle (Toronto) @Miami New York Jets We play two teams that we will likely lose too. Every other game on that schedule is winnable. We need to go into Arizona with a new sense of urgency and get above .500 before we go to Houston. I know our team has looked absolutely terrible but look at the bright side.. they cant play any worse. Edited October 9, 2012 by Billsrhody
frogger Posted October 9, 2012 Posted October 9, 2012 I can still see 8 more wins in there. I'm not ready to give up on this team.
CountDorkula Posted October 9, 2012 Posted October 9, 2012 Sunday was awful, but lets be honest.. Did anyone really expect them to go into San Fran and win? So far we've lost to two very good teams and one average team. Granted all of those loses were just plain terrible. Either way, the rest of the season starts today: @Arizona - L Tennessee - 50/50 @Houston - L @New England - L Miami - W @Indianapolis - 50/50 Jacksonville - W St. Louis - 50/50 Seattle (Toronto) - L (only because it is in TOR) @Miami - L New York Jets - 50/50 We play two teams that we will likely lose too. Every other game on that schedule is winnable. We need to go into Arizona with a new sense of urgency and get above .500 before we go to Houston. I know our team has looked absolutely terrible but look at the bright side.. they cant play any worse. THe way I see it, there are more guaranteed L's then there are guaranteed W's. A lot of 50/50 games that can go either way. IMO I think we are in for a long season. Fitz is 3-11 in his last 14 starts.
macaroni Posted October 9, 2012 Posted October 9, 2012 If a team gives up 48 points in their first game ... it's not yet time to panic If a team gives up 52 points in their fourth game ... it's not yet time to panic If a team gives up 45 points in their fifth game ... it's not yet time to panic However if the above scores are the SAME team ... and they were billed going into the season as a defensive powerhouse it IS time to panic (especially if the coaching staff doesn't seem to know why we have been so dreadful)
Billsrhody Posted October 9, 2012 Author Posted October 9, 2012 If a team gives up 48 points in their first game ... it's not yet time to panic If a team gives up 52 points in their fourth game ... it's not yet time to panic If a team gives up 45 points in their fifth game ... it's not yet time to panic However if the above scores are the SAME team ... and they were billed going into the season as a defensive powerhouse it IS time to panic (especially if the coaching staff doesn't seem to know why we have been so dreadful) There's no reason they cant turn it around and get their confidence back with the string of quarterbacks they play in the next 11 weeks. During that entire stretch we play 1 great QB, 1 good QB and 1 pretty good QB. The rest are average or bad.
HamSandwhich Posted October 9, 2012 Posted October 9, 2012 I agree with this setiment, I can't believe how crazy Bills nation is going. Cmon guys, we knew we wouldn't win these games on the schedule, granted we didn't expect it to be in blowout fashion, but we're in good position to go into the bye week with a 4-3 record. It's not soo bad. The good thing about these last two blowout wins is, regardless of the score and how we played, they count as ONE loss each. Don't lose faith until we're mathematically out of the playoffs!!!
DC Grid Posted October 9, 2012 Posted October 9, 2012 The Bills will get between 6-8 wins this year, assuring themselves a mid range draft pick and securing years more of stagnation. You're right that it's not time to panic, it's time to accept that the Bills are a below average team, with extermely poor defensive coaching, that is still a long way from the playoffs.
zow2 Posted October 9, 2012 Posted October 9, 2012 It's still stunning to see in the paper this morning that Buffalo is 2-3 and essentially tied for 2nd in the AFC East. Those 3 losses feel like 6. It FEELS like this team is 2-6 right now.
EasternOHBillsFan Posted October 9, 2012 Posted October 9, 2012 I can still see 8 more wins in there. I'm not ready to give up on this team. The playoffs will not magically fix the defensive problems- you don't play "winnable" games in the playoffs with the defense we have...
HamSandwhich Posted October 9, 2012 Posted October 9, 2012 The playoffs will not magically fix the defensive problems- you don't play "winnable" games in the playoffs with the defense we have... No they wont magically fix the problems, but time together to gell and getting it together for the final playoff push could make them better. Lets wait and see.
macaroni Posted October 9, 2012 Posted October 9, 2012 There's no reason they cant turn it around and get their confidence back with the string of quarterbacks they play in the next 11 weeks. During that entire stretch we play 1 great QB, 1 good QB and 1 pretty good QB. The rest are average or bad. Which of those catagories would you place Alex Smith, and Mark Sanchez?
sodbuster Posted October 9, 2012 Posted October 9, 2012 It's still stunning to see in the paper this morning that Buffalo is 2-3 and essentially tied for 2nd in the AFC East. Those 3 losses feel like 6. It FEELS like this team is 2-6 right now. Because they pretty much gave up 6 games worth of points.
millbank Posted October 9, 2012 Posted October 9, 2012 Agree it far to early to give up on season as we have waited over a long off season for Bills football to begin once more. At present a most bleak period of time though, thus far not much positive and it hard to find something to base any optimism on. At some point followers need be rewarded with something, someone to base some hope on.
McBeane Posted October 9, 2012 Posted October 9, 2012 I agree as we'll. My biggest problem with the comments I've seen on this board is the fact that there were a ton of people before the season started that were expecting the defense to take time to gel (as it is now) and that we could realistically be 3-5 or so before the easier half of the schedule starts. Now that is all coming to fruition and a good number of people here are ready to jump ship. Sure, the losses have been bad, but most people can't say they expected the team to be 5-0 or even 4-1 at this point.
Dan Posted October 9, 2012 Posted October 9, 2012 Agree it far to early to give up on season as we have waited over a long off season for Bills football to begin once more. At present a most bleak period of time though, thus far not much positive and it hard to find something to base any optimism on. At some point followers need be rewarded with something, someone to base some hope on. And that is exactly why the mood around this team is so horrendous. In the last 2 games, there has been absolutely nothing to base some hope on. Not even a good play. Will this defense gel a little? Will the players lose all confidence and suck it out. Quite honestly, I have no clue. But, after the last two weeks, its certainly hard to have any hope that they will improve.
Captain Hindsight Posted October 9, 2012 Posted October 9, 2012 I dont know, I saw cliff and I just jumped
Best Player Available Posted October 9, 2012 Posted October 9, 2012 There's no reason they cant turn it around and get their confidence back with the string of quarterbacks they play in the next 11 weeks. During that entire stretch we play 1 great QB, 1 good QB and 1 pretty good QB. The rest are average or bad. Cool, so MAYBE the team can beat "average or bad" teams. Man, I feel great now. Then with some luck we can play all the "bad" playoff teams and hoist the Lombardi. When does the reality that we are at this moment, record aside, the worst team in the NFL? There is NO defense in our league. Were that special.
Geno Smith's Arm Posted October 9, 2012 Posted October 9, 2012 I panicked after week one. You are right, it's not time to panic. It's past the time to panic....it's all over.
Keukasmallies Posted October 9, 2012 Posted October 9, 2012 Let's wait and see....really? It seems to me that wait and see is the plan put in place by OBD at this point. This just in: Wait and see rarely leads to positive outcomes. Reasoned action is better than reaction any time.
Billsrhody Posted October 9, 2012 Author Posted October 9, 2012 Which of those catagories would you place Alex Smith, and Mark Sanchez? Smith is pretty good, although his supporting cast is the best in the league. Sanchez is bad. I'm willing to give the Bills a pass on the Jets game in week 1. The team is much different now then it was then (no holmes, hill, revis)
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